Magnum Milano

Surprisingly, I'd not seen this before prior to a couple of days ago.

Not sure it constitutes an outstanding name, but it did make me laugh (courtesy of the Twitter).

On 4/3/2024 at 12:50 PM, Dr. Alan Grant said:

I really like the sound of this, but I’m not familiar with ok.ru. A Google search turned up some dodgy looking Russian social media sites. 

I've never had an issue with ok.ru (and it's great for finding obscure films).  I just tend to download the films using the Developer Tools (F12 key) as opposed to watching them through the site.

You should be able to find it on torrent sites if you use those.

Clive Allen, for QPR vs West Ham United

A bunch of films I watched in the last month.

Rush Week (1989)
A recently transferred journalism student is assigned to do a story on the University’s Rush Week but stumbles upon a more sinister one as female co-eds begin to disappear. A very tame slasher (to the point I’m hesitant to even call it one) up until the final confrontation and the killer’s reveal.

Femme (2023)
Three months after a vicious hate attack, a drag queen sees his attacker in a gay sauna and starts plotting his revenge. Two excellent lead performances in what is a highly tense, compelling watch, where it feels like anything could happen at any given moment. 

St. Ives (1976)
A crime writer is hired by the wealthy Abner Procane in order to be “the middle-man” and to hand over a ransom fee in exchange for Procane’s stolen journals. Found the story hard to follow and the plot ended up being far too confusing. A fair bit of double crossing going on didn’t help.

Disco Godfather (1979) (ok.ru)
A former police officer, who now works as a DJ at a nightclub (“he’s the Godfather of the Disco”), vows to put an end to the angeldust epidemic that is taking over the town following his nephew’s hospitalization. Corny, cheesy, hokey fight scenes, badly acted, crazy hallucinations, so bad its good!

Rad (1986) (ok.ru)
Helltrack is coming to the small town of Cochrane, giving a local BMX rider the chance to compete against the world’s best. Full of 80s nostalgia and if you didn’t own a BMX, you would’ve wanted one after seeing this. Also has the requisite bad guy boss stacking the odds against the hometown rider.

Magnum Force (1973)
Disillusion with the justice system, a secret death squad within the San Francisco Police Department begins killing off the city’s top criminals. I love Harry’s astute sixth sense. A very good sequel with an unexpected twist, at least for me.

The Enforcer (1976)
The third instalment in the Dirty Harry series sees a terrorist militant group holding the city of San Francisco to ransom, while the force goes all progressive as Harry gets partnered with a new female inspector (who naturally gets killed). A notable step backwards on the two previous films.

Police Story 3: Supercop (1992) (ok.ru)
Chan’s latest assignment sees him sent to mainland China to join force with Interpol in order to take down a Chinese drug lord. The action scenes and stunts remain incredible, especially the last twenty minutes or so. Always watch to the very end of the credits to see the bloopers, the crashes etc. 

Dreams Don’t Die (1982)
Two loved-up teens, who both want out of their neighborhood and a better life for themselves, find trouble on the streets of NYC; that is until a run-in with a sympathetic cop. Really good made for TV movie, with the visuals offering a look at New York that has long gone.  Paul Winfieid is great in this.

Donkey Punch (2008) (All 4)
Three girls holidaying in the Med meet a group of guys and head back to their luxury yacht to party. Things go dramatically wrong through when one is killed during a sexual encounter. Not particularly good, not particularly bad either. No regrets on watching it. Sian Breckin has a cracking body.

1 hour ago, tiger_rick said:

I've watched loads of films in the last 6 weeks. Though when I say loads, it's probably still less than Bacon or DM watch in a day. I watched Blow Up. That's an odd film. I watched it 2 weeks ago and I still haven't decided whether I liked it or not. It's a brilliant bit of film making and a lovely little time capsule of 60s London but the plot and the people are ridiculous. Anyone discussed it previously?

I watched it just over a month ago; thought that actual idea was great but found it far too slow paced for my liking and a good hour plus seemed completely superfluous to the story.  I did think it must've influenced Blow Out, and agree with everything Devon says in regards to that film.

I've started to watch a few old Buster Keaton films after seeing 'Jail Bait' on Talking Pictures.  'The Scarecrow' is my favourite so far; Buster and his flatmate, who live in this tiny one-roomed house, are smitten with the same girl and Buster is adamant he's going to marry her, just has to deal with his pal, a "rabid" dog and the girl's father.  Keaton is a fantastic athlete and acrobat, takes great bumps and spills, was even walking on his hands at one point.  I went through a spell a couple of years ago of binging on Chaplin movies, first instincts are that I think I prefer Keaton.

Pretty sure this list is up to date of what I have left from my clearance stuff.

On 2/12/2024 at 7:29 PM, Frankie Crisp said:

Booked that Kendal Calling thing, too, and despite having to buy a ticket that funds Noel Gallagher’s haircuts, there are some boss little bands on the bill that’ll make the fart tent worth it for my significantly better half.

It won’t.

We went last year and had a great time.  Arrived on the Thursday and left Sunday morning.  My mate was playing in Tim Peak's Diner, so a couple of us went as part of his "entourage" and got free entry.  Chic and Nile Rodgers were the undoubted highlight for me, although we saw Riding the Low (Paddy Considine's band) in an intimate gig in front of about 75 people, if that, and they were fucking incredible.  Paddy is one awesome front man.  I'd definitely recommend Tim Peak's Diner; it's away from the main hustle and bustle but they have live music throughout the day and it only got uncomfortable busy the once, when a band called The Lathums played.  Tim Burgess did a cool acoustic gig the one afternoon too.  You can grab a coffee, sit, relax, and although away from the main stages, not too far that you can't see/hear what is going on.  It was my first experience of a festival and I'd also recommend trying to drink/eat as little as possible in the actual festival grounds and just do so at your tent/camper before going in, prices were ridiculously expensive and I can only imagine they'll be even more so this year.

2 hours ago, Bus Surfer said:

@jimufctna24 Was a daily contributor to the Boxing/MMA threads who seemingly stopped posting during Covid. - I hope he's OK. 

On this, I ended up going through the 'welcome to the MMA forum' post for some reason and it's  crazy how many others stopped posting during Covid... It hit us hard. 

I always whatever happened to him.  Was one of the main contributors to the MMA forum (along with Wand and ebb) when I used to semi-regularly post in there, then just seemed to stop posting overnight.

Peter Lorimer - Leeds United vs Manchester City - October 10, 1971

20 hours ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

I recently saw Next Goal Wins based on the documentary of the same name. Was a breezy fun watch on a Sunday afternoon.

I watched this a couple of days ago, and just about enjoyed it (probably due to my fondness of the documentary), this after thinking I was going to hate it after the first few minutes. There is some creative license in the film itself for dramatic effect and on the whole the comedy wasn't to my taste.

Hoosiers was the first film that came to mind on seeing the title of the thread.

1 hour ago, TheBurningRed said:

 Praying Ted Evetts doesn’t get a card back. And for Danny Lauby to get one as he’ll be great on the tour. 

I've said this before, but I can see Evetts yo-yo'ing on and off the tour for the next 20 years.

Hole - Heaven Tonight (1998)

On 1/7/2024 at 11:26 AM, Harry Wiseau said:

The guy who runs Polar Bear in Kings Heath is a total bellend and I won't go there even though it's been my closest record shop for the last fifteen years. In contrast if ever I get to Birmingham city centre in the daytime I make a point of going to see Rich in Ignite at the Oasis market as he's such a bloody lovely bloke. He used to work in Tempest which closed down 15 years ago, I rarely get to Birmingham these days but when I do he still remembers my name and is just lovely so I feel I have to buy a record even if there's nothing I know I want, but that's usually how you find the best stuff. 

I was another regular patron of Tempest back in the early 2000s.  At the time I was a big listener to John Peel and was heavily influenced by what he played, and would then pick up any 7s that I liked from Tempest (with the exception of the popular new releases, they were located at the rear of the shop).  I'd not thought about Rich for years until reading this post, so glad to hear he's doing well.  He always used to chat and make recommendations of things that he thought I might like (he knew me as someone who liked the White Stripes, the Dirtbombs, the Detroit Cobras, Fierce Panda stuff etc.).  I don't know how, but they would have new albums for sale on the Saturday before they were hitting the shelves in the likes of HMV and Virgin on the Monday, and picked up The Strokes debut that way.  There was another young lad who used to work there, bit of a floppy fringe, but I forget his name.

If I'm honest, I probably preferred Swordfish.  There used to be an amazing second hand section locked away at the back that I would spend far too long rifling through and which was only open when they had cover for someone to go and work there. I once dropped about £50 on this Fonotone Records Bluegrass Boxset there (purely because Peel had been playing it), which blows my mind that I spent that much money on something back then.

I think I only ever went in Reddingtons the once, there also used to be a second-hand CD and vinyl shop on Smallbrook Queensway that you could find some decently priced bargains in.  But yeah, my Saturdays used to consist of getting the bus into the city centre, I'd then hit the Rag Market to check out the second hand clothes stalls, up to Tempest (possibly stopping in at Virgin over the road), then down to Swordfish.  Grab a full English, usually in what is now Grand Central, or a McDonalds, then back home for the football in the afternoon.  Good days!

16 hours ago, SuperBacon said:

This is absolutely fantastic by the way.

I found it quite a hard watch as when I see Ronnie sometimes its like looking in a mirror.

Obviously I'm better at snooker though.

Edit: Forgot to say, the bit between Ronnie and Judd at the end of the 22 Final absolutely done me in. Beautiful moment.

Glad I wasn't the only one who had a lump in their throat watching that. Then when he's hugging his kids and he says something like "I can't do this anymore" and you hear his daughter telling him how much they love him.

I thought the backstage footage at the World championships was absolutely fascinating. Ronnie riddled with self-doubt, absolutely going through the mill, Steve Peters trying to compose him; you see why he had the outpouring of emotions that he did when he won the tournament. 

24 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said:

The chapter in his autobiography about that time is fascinating. Big Kev introduced him to somas. 

I've not listened to this for years, but here he is on Observer Live from 2001

https://archive.org/details/WOLArchive/2001-06-12+BOB+MOULD.mp3

I've just checked and I don't think he's been mentioned yet, Bob Mould of Sugar and Husker Du was on the WCW booking committee circa 1999/2000.

21 hours ago, Merzbow said:

Bottoms: I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this at first, if starts of like it could be a bit too "lolrandom" but quickly becomes a very funny new take on the teen sex comedy with just the right amount of Gen Z surrealism. I'm not sure I can truly buy Rachel Sennott as a teenager but she's the best (outside of the film she has the most chaotic energy, too, I'm in love) and Ayo Edebiri is just as great in her role.

This wasn't for me when I watched it a few weeks ago, but Rachel Sennott was my favourite thing about it by a country mile.

I had a desire to watch all the American Pie films recently (I'd only previously seen the first two), so here you go.

American Pie (1999)

Four friends make a pact to lose their virginities before they graduate from high school. Boy, does this film take me back! Features the grossest and crudest of humour, which you can’t believe they’re going there with, but they do. Finch and the laxative scene had me in laugh-out-loud hysterics.

American Pie 2 (2001)

After finishing their College freshman year, Jim, Oz, Kevin and Finch, along with Stifler, decide to rent a beach house on Lake Michigan for the summer. Better than what I remembered, even if a lot of the jokes and comedy feels regurgitated from the first film. 

American Wedding (2003)

Where was Oz? One of Jim’s best friends not a groomsman, not at the wedding and not even mentioned? The film, which follows Jim’s proposal upto the nuptuals, still has some funny moments but I’m glad they did the Reunion as this would’ve been a damp squib to end things on.

American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005)

The first of the spin-off movies sees Stiffler’s younger brother, Matt, get sent to Band Camp after a prank during the Seniors Graduation Day goes too far. Enjoyed this much more than I expected, not that it’s overly good mind. Jim’s Dad gets shoehorned into proceedings as a camp counsellor.

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006)

When Erik Stifler, a cousin of Steve and Matt's, who fails to live up to the family name, gets invited to his cousin Dwight’s College frat house, his girlfriend gives him a free pass for the weekend. This was terrible, jokes about midgets and erections. Jeez! The lead is a charisma vacuum and his co-stars no better.

American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007)

Having enrolled at the University of Michigan, which is where he visited in the previous movie, Erik Stifler pledges to the Beta fraternity while Dwight does battle with the Geek house. Jim’s Dad with yet another pointless cameo. It’s a slight improvement on the Naked Mile, but not by much.

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009)

A new crop of students at East Great Falls High School discover “The Bible” and think it will help them get laid. The latest Stifler family member, who looks about 35, is awful, while him getting raped by a moose is an all-time low. Lots of recycled material from the previous films. Terrible.

American Reunion (2012)

What school has a thirteen-year reunion?  That's by the by as after the dross of the "Presents" series, the franchise is back on form as Jim, Finch, Kevin, Stifler and Oz (yes, Oz!) reunite for their High School reunion. It's a toss up between this and the first movie over which is my favourite. Would've been nice for Jessica to be featured more.

American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules (2020)

Twenty minutes of this was enough for me. It looked even worse than The Book of Love and I didn't want to stomach another hour plus of it. Didn't even bother to add it to my Letterbox.

Final Rankings: 1, Reunion, 2, Band Camp, Wedding, Beta House, Naked Mile, Book of Love, Girls’ Rules

I also watched A Taste of Honey a couple of nights ago. It's set in Salford and follows the life of schoolgirl Jo, played superbly by Rita Tushingham.  She lives with her mother, played by Dora Bryan who is just wonderful, and the two have just great interplay together. Jo gets pregnant by a sailor and ends up living with her best friend, Geoffrey, who is pretty clearly a closeted homosexual, but who wants to marry Jo and bring up the child with her. Geoffrey is the best and I was gutted for him at the end when the mother, who had gone off and married some rich dandy, only to return to her daughter's life when her fella moved onto a younger model. I thought this was a fantastic watch.

13 minutes ago, IronSheik said:

He only gave Hogan v Rock at Mania 18 THREE stars. Which tells me he weighs his ratings disproportionately in favour of technical flippy dippy bullshit and doesn't value working an audience's emotions, telling a story in the ring, changing gears on the fly based on an unexpected crowd reaction, incredible false finishes, drawing a massive box office number and blowing the fucking roof off a building at the highest level under pressure. Fair enough, it's his system I suppose. 

How much "flippy, dippy bullshit" did Austin vs Bret at Mania 13 have? 

Did Austin vs Bret not work an audience's emotions? Did it not tell a story in the ring?  He gave that five stars by the way.

On 8/22/2023 at 5:41 PM, SuperBacon said:

Does this count?

We have a monthly-ish team meeting where we all meet somewhere nice (usually a country park or the beach) so we can have a bit of wellbeing time/walk the dogs after the meeting (genuinely one of the best bits of the job) and today we took Finnish skittles down the park.

What a game! So you throw that thing on the right, and if you only knock down one, you score the value on the peg.

If you knock down more than one peg, you score the amount you've knocked down, NOT the value of the pegs.

You do this until you reach 40, but if you go over that, you go back to 21. Also where the pegs get knocked down is where they are put back up so it gets more difficult if you just need the one value.

Brilliant fun, and I imagine even better after a few sherberts. The only issue is it's a pain in the arse keep putting them back up. Best played in a big park as well.

This is me fully embracing the village life. Next up, boccia.

We went to Kendal Calling and took Molkky with us. Just spent a couple of hours one afternoon sinking a few beers and playing it in the sun.  Even got the couple in the tent next to us joining in.  We played it to 50 though as opposed to 40.

I'd recommend Kubb too, if you are looking for other lawn games to play.

Walsall footballer Marvellous Onabirekhanlen, who has recently joined Stourbridge on loan.

Zit Remedy - Everybody Wants Something

Contact @pwoloss on Twitter. He has already done this.

I've spent the last 18 months or so researching my local non-league football team, which has involved an awful lot of time down the library going through their newspaper archives on the microfilm. I often get distracted reading what else was going at the time, this was once such instant.  Meet 16-year old David Everton (clipping is from some time in the early-to-mid 1980s).

On 5/8/2023 at 10:52 PM, deathrey said:

Ryan?! Fucking Ryan?!

But without Ryan, we wouldn't have got...